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If you're looking to deploy Lotus Quickr to your end-user community, you're probably looking at how to train those users.  There are a number of good Quickr training resources out there from various different training vendors including IBM and third parties.

However, this one really caught my eye:

TLCC user training for Quickr 8 is the easiest, most effective way to train thousands of users simultaneously - at an incredibly low cost-per-user. For a low one time license price (significantly less than the cost of other training options) you get the two courses you need to train your users on the Quickr 8 Connect client and the Quickr 8 Meeting Room client.

The Quickr 8 user site license includes the following Quickr courses:

          o Using Quickr 8 - covers how to use a Quikr place including the Connectors. This course is for the majority of Quickr users who will be accessing content and collaborating in a Quickr place using My Files and My Places.
          o Creating and Managing a Quickr 8 Place - covers how to create and manage a Quickr place (available in December, 2008.)

Why did I find this offer interesting? Well, two reasons.

First, the site licensing seems really good value to me.

Second, the training is delivered via Notes database:

Flexible Delivery - TLCC’s user courses are delivered as a set of Notes databases which are easily deployed in your existing Quickr implementation. The courses can be taken using a Notes client or a web browser. The advantages of TLCC's flexible delivery are:

    * The course is delivered to each student's workstation using your existing Quickr server infrastructure.
    * No additional hardware, software or licensing requirements.
    * No additional classroom, travel, or out-of-office costs.
    * The course content can be customized using a Notes client to meet your specific requirements and to deploy, administer and support the course.
    * Integrated student activities are highly interactive and provide immediate reinforcement of the lessons.
    * No simulations are used. Real student activities are the most effective and engaging way to reinforce learning.

I think this is great to see - using the Lotus technology itself to deliver the training.  All the details are available over on the TLCC (The Learning Continuum Company) site.